Abstract
BackgroundAlcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. They are the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among 15 to 49-year-olds. Links between alcohol marketing and patterns of alcohol consumption are well defined in adolescents but there is few data on the impact of alcohol marketing on a population of drinkers with an AUD and seeking treatment. This study was designed in collaboration among researchers specialising in addictive disorders, in social marketing and primary care.MethodsThis was a monocentric, cross-sectional, descriptive study. The main objective of this study was to define the type of marketing identified by drinkers with an AUD who were seeking treatment and their beverage preferences. Drinkers aged 18+ with an AUD and seeking treatment were included. A descriptive analysis and a logistic regression were carried out .ResultsN = 91 patients were included, 73.6% were male, the average age was 46.2 years. 72% said they were not influenced by alcohol marketing, but 76% recalled an alcohol advertisement in the last 6 months. The most frequently reported beverage preferences were wine (39.6%), standard beers (29.6%), spirits (27.5%) and strong beers (16.5%).ConclusionsPatients with AUD, defined as vulnerable, reported exposure to alcohol marketing but did not seem to identify it consciously. Marketing influences differed according to beverage preferences. These results need to be confirmed by a larger study.
Highlights
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease and causes substantial health damage [1,2,3]. 4.0% of the global burden of disease is attributable to alcohol [4]
Influence of alcohol marketing 72.5% of the participants reported that they were not influenced by alcohol marketing, 24.2% reported being influenced and 3.3% did not respond to the question
72.5% of the patients with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) reported that they were not influenced by alcohol marketing, but 76% of the patients recalled alcohol-related advertising in the previous 6 months
Summary
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease and causes substantial health damage [1,2,3]. 4.0% of the global burden of disease is attributable to alcohol [4]. Alcohol use is a leading risk factor contributing to the global burden of disease and causes substantial health damage [1,2,3]. AUDs are among the most prevalent mental disorders, in high and upper middle-income countries [8, 9]. They are the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among 15 to 49-yearolds around the world [1]. Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the world They are the leading risk factor for premature mortality and disability among 15 to 49-year-olds. This study was designed in collaboration among researchers specialising in addictive disorders, in social marketing and primary care
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